1995 Thai general election

1995 Thai general election

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All 391 seats in the House of Representatives 196 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	62.04% ( 0.45pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Chart Thai Banharn Silpa-archa 22.83 92 +15 Democrat Chuan Leekpai 22.28 86 +7 New Aspiration Chavalit Yongchaiyudh 12.30 57 +6 National Development Chatichai Choonhavan 11.95 53 −7 Palang Dharma Thaksin Shinawatra 7.61 23 −24 Leading Thai Amnuay Virawan  [ th ] 6.28 18 New Thai Citizen Samak Sundaravej 4.48 18 +15 Social Action Montri Pongpanich  [ th ] 3.98 22 +22 Seritham  [ th ] Arthit Ourairat  [ th ] 3.10 11 +3 Solidarity Chaiyot Sasomsap  [ th ] 2.46 8 +8 Mass Party Chalerm Yubamrung 2.37 3 −1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Majority of seats won by parties by province       Chart Thai       Democrat       New Aspiration       National Development       Palang Dharma       Social Action       Leading Thai       Solidarity       Seritham  [ th ]     No majority Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Chuan Leekpai Democrat Banharn Silpa-archa Chart Thai

General elections were held in Thailand on 2 July 1995. The Thai Nation Party emerged as the largest party, winning 92 of the 391 seats. Voter turnout was 62%. ^[1] The prevalence of vote buying in this election was considered one of the highest to date. ^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Thai Nation Party	12,630,074	22.83	92	+15
	Democrat Party	12,325,423	22.28	86	+7
	New Aspiration Party	6,806,621	12.30	57	+6
	National Development Party	6,612,504	11.95	53	–7
	Palang Dharma Party	4,209,135	7.61	23	–24
	Leading Thai Party  [ th ]	3,474,142	6.28	18	New
	Thai Citizen Party	2,476,218	4.48	18	+15
	Social Action Party	2,201,218	3.98	22	0
	Seritham Party  [ th ]	1,716,786	3.10	11	+3
	Solidarity Party	1,361,719	2.46	8	0
	Mass Party	1,309,381	2.37	3	–1
	Safeguard Thai Party	195,835	0.35	0	New
Total		55,319,056	100.00	391	+31
Valid votes		22,784,030	97.11
Invalid/blank votes		678,716	2.89
Total votes		23,462,746	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		37,817,983	62.04
Source: Nohlen et al.

Further reading

• William A. Callahan; Duncan McCargo (1996). "Vote-Buying in Thailand's Northeast: The July 1995 General Election". Asian Survey. 36 (4): 376–392. doi:10.2307/2645405. JSTOR   2645405.
• David Murray (1996). "The 1995 National Election in Thailand". Asian Survey. 36: 361–375. doi:10.2307/2645404. JSTOR   2645404.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p286 ISBN   0-19-924959-8
2. Ruth McVey (2000), "Of Greed and Violence and Other Signs of Progress", Money and Power in Provincial Thailand, NIAS Press, p. 27